Posted in infertility, tagged Angie Smith, art, broken lives, christian walk, God, loss, obedience, selah on July 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Ever been confronted with a big mound of clay and it’s your job to make something useful out of it? the teacher says “today’s project is to make something useful, not merely decorative. Your object can be pretty, but it will have a purpose”
So now you sit and think of all the different [...]
Posted in choir, praise, tagged God, songs, choir, praise, christian walk, prayer, lullabye on July 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
But now this is what the LORD says, He who created you, O Jacob, He who formed you O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, [...]
Posted in choir, work, tagged boss, choir, christian walk, God, Todd, work on July 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
My soul finds rest in God alone my salvation comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress I will never be shaken.
Psalm 62: 1 & 2
My worth is determined by God.
It is not determined by my boss. No matter how tempting it may be to strive [...]
Posted in family, tagged God, adoption, prayer, Kenya, bible study, Ginny, cats on July 15, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Last night the bible study group that meets in our house was thrilled to hear the update that we are now matched with Mel & Steve and that Ginny is on the way (just 9 more weeks at most).
After sharing the details that we could and laughing a talking a while, the leader of the [...]
Posted in family, praise, tagged adoption, faith, God, gratitude, praise on July 14, 2008 | 20 Comments »
Like this weekend for instance.
Ya’ll all know that we had an adoption match that “went south”
The birth-parents went AWOL, we found out the extended family didn’t support the adoption, all kinds of stuff happened to ensure that the match was one that we would walk away from.
But through all that happened last weekend we came [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged blogging, christian walk, God on July 10, 2008 | 3 Comments »
In blog surfing recently I ran across a story and I honestly can’t remember where I read it, but it is haunting me…in a good way.
This lady was out watching her children run through a sprinkler in her yard and she found herself looking at the difficult weeds along her path. They’d been [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Beth Moore, blessings, God, hair on July 10, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Given the current state of chaos my life is in, I was surprised this morning by a very good hair day. And I commented on it to my husband.
Martin looked at me, smiled and said “well I guess this just proves that hair days - good or bad - are randomly generated”
and [...]
Posted in family, tagged adoption, christian walk, failed adoption, God on July 8, 2008 | 16 Comments »
……..for the tears that won’t come?
We have terminated our relationship with the couple in Kansas that we were working with and whose baby we were looking forward to adopting and raising.
For any who have been through adoption, you will know the constraints that Martin and I are under as to what we can and can’t [...]
Posted in praise, tagged God, adoption, christian walk, gratitude on July 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and he shall direct your paths.
it does NOT say “he MIGHT direct your path” it says He WILL
I’m going to chew on that for a while and get back to you.
God has [...]
Posted in praise, tagged God, christian walk, gratitude on July 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
but it doesn’t involve a grrrrrrrrrrr sound.
What I mean by that is that it’s not really gratitude if I’m grinding my teeth.
Pray for God to unclench my teeth this week.
Life is not going quite as planned right this minute. I AM praising God, but I’m kinda doing it through clenched jaws. So please pray for [...]
